MORE women than men aged 65 and older are unemployed for the first time since 2016, new research suggests.
Rest Less, which offers advice to older people, said the number of jobless women aged 65 and over increased from 7,200 to 21,000 in the past year.
Fewer older women are actively looking for work, reversing a long-term trend, said the report.
PHILIP ENGLISH says military spending will not create the jobs young people need — instead, build an economy based around needs, not profit
With more people dying each year and many spending their final days in institutions, researchers argue that wider access to palliative care could offer a more humane and cost-effective alternative, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
If the government really wanted to address public finances, improve living standards and begin economic recovery, it would increase its borrowing for investment, argues MICHAEL BURKE
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system


